040421-N-7586B-027 Gulf of Oman (Apr. 21, 2004) - Sailors assigned to Special Boat Team Twelve (SBT-12) make final preparations to their Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB), after being lowered to the water from the flight deck of USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), as USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) cruises in the background. The amphibious dock landing Ship Whidbey Island and Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser Leyte Gulf are participating in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) while deployed to the Central Command Area of Operation supporting the Global War on Terrorism. Navy photo by Photograp


040421-N-7586B-027 Gulf of Oman (Apr. 21, 2004) - Sailors assigned to Special Boat Team Twelve (SBT-12) make final preparations to their Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB), after being lowered to the water from the flight deck of USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), as USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) cruises in the background. The amphibious dock landing Ship Whidbey Island and Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser Leyte Gulf are participating in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) while deployed to the Central Command Area of Operation supporting the Global War on Terrorism. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 1st Class Bart Bauer. (RELEASED) US Navy 040421-N-7586B-027 Sailors assigned to Special Boat Team Twelve (SBT-12) make final preparations to their Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB)


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